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"Twitter replaced floor debates in 2020," public affairs software firm Quorum writes in a new report, previewed by Axios, showing the 116th Congress as the least productive since the 1970s.The big picture: Skyrocketing social media engagement and prolific numbers of bills filed that never went anywhere belie what happens when an increasingly divided and uncompromising Congress collides with an election-year pandemic.By the numbers: Congress enacted 28 pieces of legislation that were introduced this year, . That's far fewer than in any other year since it started tracking the data in 1990.Between the lines: Periods of divided government can be expected to yield fewer results. But never have things been less productive than in recent years.President Trump posted more to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube than any member of Congress this year.Vaccine: The in the U.S. —&nbsp;Critical care nurse — States will soon for the vaccine — Scientists COVID-19 vaccines.Health: U.S. surpasses — on the front lines.Politics: Trump advisor O'Brien — U.S. cities have seen a since the pandemic began.Business: that predates the pandemic will complicate the world's recovery.World: "" — London to close bars and restaurants — Germany will go into a .🎧 Podcast: .President Trump Monday that Attorney General Bill Barr will resign from his post before Christmas, moments after the Electoral College affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's election victory.Why it matters: Tensions between Trump and Barr had already been running high, and revelations in the that Barr had worked "for months" during the campaign to conceal a federal investigation of Hunter Biden further enraged the president.President-elect Joe Biden officially reached 270 Electoral College votes on Monday, further solidifying his victory even though the outcome of the election has been known for weeks. Why it matters: The Electoral College result affirms Biden as the next president after weeks of Trump's false accusations that the election was stolen from him, dozens of failed legal challenges from the Trump campaign, and protests .

"Twitter replaced floor debates in 2020," public affairs software firm Quorum writes in a new report, previewed by Axios, showing the 116th Congress as the least productive since the 1970s.The big picture: Skyrocketing social media engagement and prolific numbers of bills filed that never went anywhere belie what happens when an increasingly divided and uncompromising Congress collides with an election-year pandemic.By the numbers: Congress enacted 28 pieces of legislation that were introduced this year, . That's far fewer than in any other year since it started tracking the data in...

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